Esophageal cancer patients who eat and vomit need to promptly consider surgery, and symptoms can only improve if surgery releases the esophageal obstruction.
Because tumors in the esophagus grow faster and can easily lead to blockage of the esophagus, this can lead to choking sensation when eating and severe obstruction to drinking.
Surgery should be considered in time. Surgery can remove the cancer and restore the esophagus to clear, which can quickly relieve the symptoms of eating and vomiting. Postoperative chemotherapy is routinely given to kill the remaining cancer cells, increasing the cure rate and improving the patient’s quality of life.
If the cancer is large and difficult to remove completely, and the patient is in poor general condition and has difficulty tolerating surgery, esophageal bypass, or placement of an esophageal stent, can also be considered, and with this palliative treatment, the patient can resume a normal diet. If the patient can be actively enhanced through diet or medical treatment, surgery can be considered at a later stage.
If the patient becomes increasingly unwell, surgery cannot be considered and attention needs to be given to increasing nutrition, which can also be treated with Chinese herbal medicine. In the later stages of hypoproteinemia, albumin input can be considered, and in the presence of anemia, fresh blood can be input in small amounts several times. Although it cannot cure the esophageal tumor, it can improve the cachexia, prolong the patient’s life, and improve the quality of survival.